Plainville football just demolished Tolland with a 40-0 shutout at Tinty Stadium on Friday night, pushing their record to a spotless 4-0. This wasn’t just any win, it was a dominant performance that cemented their place at the top of the CIAC Class SS playoff rankings.
Abarno is Straight Up Balling
Plainville coach Tim Shea has his Blue Devils flying, and senior QB Anthony Abarno is a massive reason why. This dude was absolutely slinging it, completing 21 of 30 passes for a massive 266 yards and four touchdowns. Oh, and he decided to run one in for a score himself. Abarno connected with Chase Bouchard for two scores, opening the game with a 16-yard strike and then closing it out in the fourth with a 15-yard connection that kicked off running time. He also hit Christian Hairston for a 31-yard TD in the second quarter and Billy Putnam for a 19-yarder in the third. Putnam wasn’t just catching TDs either, this kicker went 5-for-5 on PATs and nailed a 31-yard field goal. Talk about clutch!
The Defense is Relentless
Yeah, Abarno was putting up numbers, but let’s talk about this defense. What a performance. They absolutely lowered the boom on Tolland, keeping them off the board for the entire game. Think about this: Tolland’s scatback, Jon Carlos Gonzalez, had rushed for 100 yards in *each* of his first three games. Plainville’s defense allowed him a 35-yard gain on the *opening carry* and then shut him down cold. That’s a statement. Led by senior linebacker Dylan Feltt, a fourth-year starter who clearly knows his stuff, the Blue Devils stopped Tolland twice on fourth downs just over midfield when the game was still tight in the first half. They even notched a safety in the third quarter, sacking Tolland QB Caleb Graham in his own end zone. And if that wasn’t enough, linebackers Jose Gutierrez and Javin Arocho each recovered fumbles. This unit is just suffocating.
Unbeaten and Unstoppable?
This 40-0 blowout wasn’t just any game, it was Plainville’s Homecoming and their home opener! What a way to celebrate. They’ve been on a tear, already racking up road wins against Lewis Mills (48-7), Joel Barlow (49-20), and Newington (21-6). Tolland wasn’t some pushover either, they came in at 3-0 themselves, fresh off a 37-8 win over Bloomfield, a huge turnaround from their 1-9 season last year. But Plainville made it clear who’s boss in this CCC Tier 4 showdown. After the game, linebacker Dylan Feltt summed it up perfectly, and honestly, every Plainville fan needs to hear this: “This team, honestly the best team I’ve ever been on in my entire life. There’s so much chemistry. We can go real far.” With a performance like Friday night, sitting at 4-0, it’s hard to argue with him.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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